Screening of transporters to improve xylodextrin utilization in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

The economic production of cellulosic biofuel requires efficient and full utilization of all abundant carbohydrates naturally released from plant biomass by enzyme cocktails. Recently, we reconstituted the Neurospora crassa xylodextrin transport and consumption system in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, en...

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Main Authors: Chenlu Zhang, Ligia Acosta-Sampson, Vivian Yaci Yu, Jamie H D Cate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5591001?pdf=render